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Gray — Irish Cromlechs. 
The gossip of the neighbourhood tells of a former occupier 
of the farm who had a dream, in which he was informed that 
there was some treasure buried beneath the cromlech. It is said 
he dug for many days, and at last found a crock, and that 
afterwards he became very wealthy, but refused to give any 
particulars as to his supposed treasure. Doubtless he did find 
a crock in the shape of a cinerary urn, and his disappointment 
at not finding gold prompted his reticence. The ruined condi- 
tion of the second cromlech is, no doubt, the result of treasure- 
hunting, and to some extent corroborates the anecdote just 
related. 
8. BROADSTONE CROMLECH, CRAIGS. 
Sketch No. ii. 
On a heathy moor, in the townland of Craigs and parish of 
Finvoy, there is a very remarkable cromlech, known as u The 
Bedstone.” It is about six and a half miles from Ballymoney 
in a southerly direction, or about one mile above the rectory of 
Finvoy. In former times this place was resorted to on Sundays 
and holidays for picnics, coursing, games, and pastime, and, 
doubtless, the consequent frolic and thoughtless mirth provoked 
on those occasions was the cause of the dilapidated condition of 
this monument at present. Happily there are very few who 
would wantonly or maliciously destroy our ancient monuments, 
yet the spirit that animated the ancient Cuitech Fuait, or 
funeral games, has expired long ago, and the object of their 
commemoration has been forgotten ; therefore, the young folk 
of modern times, who entertain no piofound veneration for 
ancient usages, think lightly of the injury their playfulness may 
occasion to ancient monuments, although they would not 
wilfully do them harm. The cromlech, as it now stands, is a 
restoration ; the cap-stone, measuring 8 ft. 6 in. by ioft., and 
about 20 in. thick, was thrown down, but was re-erected on its 
three supporters, as at present, by the people in the neighbour- 
hood. Adjoining the cromlech proper there are the remains 
of three or four circular chambers, and the group of stones 
